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| | ~ Chris George Guitars ~ Take nearly 40 years of guitar playing experience, add in that same amount of time repairing and building guitars, flavor with a dash of modern technology and bake gently with a lifelong passion. That is the Chris George recipe for creating unique custom instruments.
When Guitarist Magazine in the UK awards its coveted 5 star "Guitarist Choice" you know this is something special. When that same magazine features the builder again under its "Best Gear First" byline then there can be no doubt - this is the premier level of guitar design and construction.
Chris George Guitars are special.
If now is the time to create the guitar you have always wanted then embark on that journey with a master builder - and realize your dream.
HISTORY
Armed only with an A5 paper bound copy of, "How to Build a Folk Guitar" by John Bailey, purchased at the first ever Keele Folk Festival, Chris built his first guitar in 1966. It was a 12 string acoustic inspired by seeing John Lennon playing one in a Beatles film.
When at a South East London College, Chris built a nearly acceptable acoustic and formed a folk band called "Hunter Muskett". The band played George acoustics and electrics, toured at home and abroad for about four years and released two albums.
Chris then moved from London to Lincolnshire and went back into teaching but still played and built guitars and boasted one of the best primary school guitar clubs around! After leaving teaching in 1998, Chris took guitar building more seriously, finally moving his workshop out of a spare bedroom into purpose built premises.
In Dec 2004 one of his electric guitars was reviewed by Dave Burrluck for Guitarist magazine (UK) and was awarded Guitarist Choice. Dave subsequently had Chris build him two custom electrics - both with Variax electronics. Another of Chris's guitars was then featured in Guitarist on the "Best Gear First" page in August 2006. Again in January 2008, the Guitarist Choice award went to Chris's triple P90 Gold Top Custom Classic.
 | Chris George now specializes in building custom instruments, both acoustics and electrics, and tries to keep repair work to a minimum. | | |
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Chris George Custom ACOUSTICS:
Different players demand different guitars, big bold brash strummers, delicate pickers, earthy slide players or the mellowness of nylon strings...
ELECTRICS:
The electric guitar is a modern design icon and a custom build is your chance to blend all the designs and features that you have ever wanted to create your perfect instrument...
VARIAX:
Chris George Guitars is one of the leading exponents of combining digital modeling technology with beautiful custom builds... |  |
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